Astrophotonics Workshop Presentations

Thursday

Introduction

Joss Bland-Hawthorn (USYD, AAO) - Astronomy and Photonics

Coherent Fiber Optical Technologies

Boris Kuhlmey (USYD, CUDOS) - Photonic Crystal Fibres
Anthony Horton (AAO) - Coupling AO Systems into Photonic Devices
Peter Tuthill (USYD) - Fibres in Optical Interferometry

Integrated Optics and Photonic Instruments for Astronomy

Ben Eggleton (USYD, CUDOS) - Frontiers in Photonics
Charles Jenkins (ANU Mt Stromlo) - Photonics for Next Generation ELTs
Arnan Mitchell (RMIT) - Integrated Optic Components
Etienne le Coarer (Grenoble Observatory) - SWIFTS: A Lilliputian Integrated Spectrometer

Friday

Exploring the Boundaries

Mike Burton (UNSW) - Mid-IR Astronomy
Tanya Monro (Adelaide University) - Mid-IR Fibers and Photonic Technology
John Storey (UNSW) - Photonic Astronomy from the Pole
David McClelland (ANU) - Laser Interferometry for Gravitational Wave Astronomy

Photonics in Signal Distribution and Information Processing

Ron Ekers (ATNF) - Radio Astronomy at Optical Wavelengths
Harvey Butcher (ANU Mt Stromlo) - Toward RF Imaging using Spatio-Spectral Holography
Ron Beresford (ANTF) - Signal Distribution and Processing for SKA
Robert Minasian (USYD) - Photonics Based Data Transmission and Processing Devices
Thas Nirmalathas (NICTA) - Antennae Remoting for SKA: Optical Networking Approaches

Wrap Up